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RMDs by age and balance

Required minimum distributions for 2026 by age and by account balance. Each figure is the December 31 balance divided by the IRS Uniform Lifetime divisor, and each age and balance below has its own page with the year-by-year schedule and the tax.

RMD by age, 2026

Divisor, share of the balance and RMD by age
AgeDivisorShareOn $250,000On $500,000On $1,000,000
RMD at 7326.53.77%$9,434$18,868$37,736
RMD at 7425.53.92%$9,804$19,608$39,216
RMD at 7524.64.07%$10,163$20,325$40,650
RMD at 7623.74.22%$10,549$21,097$42,194
RMD at 7722.94.37%$10,917$21,834$43,668
RMD at 7822.04.55%$11,364$22,727$45,455
RMD at 7921.14.74%$11,848$23,697$47,393
RMD at 8020.24.95%$12,376$24,752$49,505
8119.45.15%$12,887$25,773$51,546
8218.55.41%$13,514$27,027$54,054
8317.75.65%$14,124$28,249$56,497
8416.85.95%$14,881$29,762$59,524
8516.06.25%$15,625$31,250$62,500
8615.26.58%$16,447$32,895$65,789
8714.46.94%$17,361$34,722$69,444
8813.77.30%$18,248$36,496$72,993
8912.97.75%$19,380$38,760$77,519
9012.28.20%$20,492$40,984$81,967
9111.58.70%$21,739$43,478$86,957
9210.89.26%$23,148$46,296$92,593
9310.19.90%$24,752$49,505$99,010
949.510.53%$26,316$52,632$105,263
958.911.24%$28,090$56,180$112,360
968.411.90%$29,762$59,524$119,048
977.812.82%$32,051$64,103$128,205
987.313.70%$34,247$68,493$136,986
996.814.71%$36,765$73,529$147,059
1006.415.63%$39,063$78,125$156,250

RMD by account balance

RMD at the two starting ages and at 80
BalanceAt 73At 75At 80
RMD on $200,000$7,547$8,130$9,901
RMD on $500,000$18,868$20,325$24,752
RMD on $750,000$28,302$30,488$37,129
RMD on $1 million$37,736$40,650$49,505
RMD on $1.5 million$56,604$60,976$74,257
RMD on $2 million$75,472$81,301$99,010
RMD on $3 million$113,208$121,951$148,515
RMD on $5 million$188,679$203,252$247,525

RMDs start at 73 for anyone born from 1951 to 1959 and at 75 for anyone born in 1960 or later. Ages 73 to 80 have their own pages; the required minimum distribution calculator covers any age and balance.

Figures checked on against IRS Publication 590-B (2025), Distributions from IRAs, IRS, Retirement plan and IRA required minimum distributions FAQs and T.D. 10001, final required minimum distribution regulations (July 19, 2024).

Frequently asked questions

How do you calculate an RMD?
Divide the account balance on December 31 of last year by the IRS Uniform Lifetime Table divisor for the age you reach this year: 26.5 at 73, 24.6 at 75, 20.2 at 80. Each traditional IRA and 401(k) is worked out on its own balance.
What percentage is an RMD?
3.77% of the balance at 73, 4.07% at 75, 4.95% at 80, 6.25% at 85 and 8.20% at 90. The share rises every year because the divisor falls.